Tommy Callaghan

Ireland

Sports Editor at Leinster Leader

Sports Editor of the Leinster Leader. All opinions expressed are my own.

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Articles

It's all about confidence and belief for Kildare insist McKenna and Guerin

3 days ago | kildarenow.com | Tommy Callaghan

Talking to manager Brian Dowling and members of the panel, experienced and those relatively new to the panel, certainly to this level of hurling a few things come to mind. Confidence. Belief. Fitness. Skill. These are the what comes up in conversation over and over again. When Brian Dowling arrived in Kildare two seasons ago his no. 1 mantra to the players was all about belief and all about confidence.
'Best performance of the season needed' says Kildare manager ahead Joe McDonagh final

4 days ago | kildarenow.com | Tommy Callaghan

“Really looking to the final, a lot of stuff to get through between now and then but really looking forward to the final.”The words of Kildare manager Brian Dowling who led his side to Christy Ring success last year; gained promotion to Division 2 for 2026 and now into a Joe McDonagh Cup final on Sunday week.
Kildare hold off Sligo rally to advance to Tailteann Cup quarter-final

4 days ago | kildarenow.com | Tommy Callaghan

Kildare 4-19Sligo 1-24It's a bit like the Celbridge bus, as they say in the north of the county, once one comes others quickly follow and that was certainly the way at the quaintly named King & Moffat Dr Hyde Park, Roscommon, on Sunday as warm favourites Kildare, hit not one, not two, not three but no less than four goals as they booked their place in the quarter-final of the Tailteann Cup following this four point win over Sligo.
Flynn on fire as Kildare book Tailteann Cup quarter-final spot

4 days ago | kildarenow.com | Tommy Callaghan

The Kildare footballers booked their quarter-final spot in the Tailteann Cup with a hard-earned four point win over Sligo at King & Moffatt Dr Hyde Park, Roscommon, on Sunday afternoon last. It was a game that saw Kildare lead at one stage by no less than fifteen points but, Sligo, playing with the aid of a massive wind in the second half, cut that back to two but in the end The Lilies held out to win by four.
Kildare win hasn't come without a cost insists Brian Flanagan

4 days ago | kildarenow.com | Tommy Callaghan

You just can't analyse a game like, straight after it anyway, the wind had a massive impact, and as you saw over the weekend, thirty points is now nearly a winning score.
In this week's Leinster Leader Sport

5 days ago | kildarenow.com | Tommy Callaghan

Kildare hurlers on the brink of history. As Kildare prepare for Sunday's Joe McDonagh Cup final against Laois, we talk to manager Brian Dowling, Captain Rian Boran and some of the Kildare players; naming the full senior hurling panel, management and backroom team. Footballers advance to the quarter-final of the Tailteann Cup after defeating Sligo in Roscommon on Sunday; extensive report, interviews and comment. Minor footballers advance to McGirr Cup final. Camogie girls go down heavily to Down.
Kildare book quarter-final spot in Tailteann Cup

6 days ago | kildarenow.com | Tommy Callaghan

Kildare advanced to the quarter-final of teh Tailteann Cup following a four point win over Sligo at Roscommon this afternoon. In a game dominated by the wind it was Kildare, with three first half goals, led at the breakk 3-11 to 1-7. And while it took a while for Sligo to eat into the lead when the hand wind, they eventually did cutting the lead to three points.
Kildare GAA: 2025 Club Hurling Championship draws

1 week ago | kildarenow.com | Tommy Callaghan

The draws for the 2025 various UPMC sponsored hurling championships, including Senior, Senior B; Intermediate; Junior and Junior A. were made this evening, Friday, May 30 at UPMC Clane and resulted in the following draws: SENIOR: Prelininary Round: Naas v Coill Dubh; Eire Og CC v Ardclough; Moorefield v Confey; Celbridge v Maynooth. SENIOR B: Leixlip v Broadford; St Laurence's v Kilcock; Clane v Naas (2).
Tailteann Cup: Kildare side named for Sligo clash

1 week ago | kildarenow.com | Tommy Callaghan

The Kildare senior football to take on Sligo in Round 3 of the Tailteann Cup, in Dr Hyde Park, Roscommon, on Sunday (2pm) has been named and shows a number of changes from the side that defeated Tipperart two weeks ago. In a strong side but missing, through injury are Darragh Kirwn, Ryan Houlihan, Mick O'Grady.
COMMENT: Achievements of the Kildare hurlers should not be underestimated

1 week ago | kildarenow.com | Tommy Callaghan

A decent crowd turned up to support Kildare hurlers as they bid to make it to their first ever Joe McDonagh Cup final, taking on Down, at Cedral St Cnleth's Park, Newbridge, on Saturday, the visitors have proved a bogey team for The Lilies, not just this year, but in recent times, but a win would guarantee a place in the decider.